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Example: Configuring Multicast VLAN Registration on EX Series Switches Without ELS

Multicast VLAN registration (MVR) enables hosts that are not part of a multicast VLAN (MVLAN) to receive multicast streams from the MVLAN, which enable the MVLAN to be shared across the Layer 2 network and eliminate the need to send duplicate multicast streams to each requesting VLAN in the network. Hosts remain in their own VLANs for bandwidth and security reasons.

Note:

This example describes configuring MVR only on EX Series and QFX Series switches that do not support the Enhanced Layer 2 Software configuration style.

Requirements

This example uses the following hardware and software components:

  • One EX Series or QFX Series switch

  • Junos OS Release 9.6 or later for EX Series switches or Junos OS Release 12.3 or later for the QFX Series

Before you configure MVR, be sure you have:

Overview and Topology

In a standard Layer 2 network, a multicast stream received on one VLAN is never distributed to interfaces outside that VLAN. If hosts in multiple VLANs request the same multicast stream, a separate copy of that multicast stream is distributed to the requesting VLANs.

MVR introduces the concept of a multicast source VLAN (MVLAN), which is created by MVR and becomes the only VLAN over which multicast traffic flows throughout the Layer 2 network. Multicast traffic can then be selectively forwarded from interfaces on the MVLAN (source ports) to hosts that are connected to interfaces (multicast receiver ports) that are not part of the multicast source VLAN. When you configure an MVLAN, you assign a range of multicast group addresses to it. You then configure other VLANs to be MVR receiver VLANs, which receive multicast streams from the MVLAN. The MVR receiver ports comprise all the interfaces that exist on any of the MVR receiver VLANs.

Topology

You can configure MVR to operate in one of two modes: transparent mode (the default mode) or proxy mode. Both modes enable MVR to forward only one copy of a multicast stream to the Layer 2 network.

In transparent mode, the switch receives one copy of each IPTV multicast stream and then replicates the stream only to those hosts that want to receive it, while forwarding all other types of multicast traffic without modification. Figure 1 shows how MVR operates in transparent mode.

In proxy mode, the switch acts as a proxy for the IGMP multicast router in the MVLAN for MVR group memberships established in the MVR receiver VLANs and generates and sends IGMP packets into the MVLAN as needed. Figure 2 shows how MVR operates in proxy mode.

This example shows how to configure MVR in both transparent mode and proxy mode on an EX Series switch or the QFX Series. The topology includes a video server that is connected to a multicast router, which in turn forwards the IPTV multicast traffic in the MVLAN to the Layer 2 network.

Figure 1 shows the MVR topology in transparent mode. Interfaces P1 and P2 on Switch C belong to service VLAN s0 and MVLAN mv0. Interface P4 of Switch C also belongs to service VLAN s0. In the upstream direction of the network, only non-IPTV traffic is being carried in individual customer VLANs of service VLAN s0. VLAN c0 is an example of this type of customer VLAN. IPTV traffic is being carried on MVLAN mv0. If any host on any customer VLAN connected to port P4 requests an MVR stream, Switch C takes the stream from VLAN mv0 and replicates that stream onto port P4 with tag mv0. IPTV traffic, along with other network traffic, flows from port P4 out to the Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) D1.

Figure 1: MVR Topology in Transparent ModeMVR Topology in Transparent Mode

Figure 2 shows the MVR topology in proxy mode. Interfaces P1 and P2 on Switch C belong to MVLAN mv0 and customer VLAN c0. Interface P4 on Switch C is an access port of customer VLAN c0. In the upstream direction of the network, only non-IPTV traffic is being carried on customer VLAN c0. Any IPTV traffic requested by hosts on VLAN c0 is replicated untagged to port P4 based on streams received in MVLAN mv0. IPTV traffic flows from port P4 out to an IPTV-enabled device in Host H1. Other traffic, such as data and voice traffic, also flows from port P4 to other network devices in Host H1.

Figure 2: MVR Topology in Proxy ModeMVR Topology in Proxy Mode

For information on VLAN tagging, see the topic for your platform:

Configuration

Procedure

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure this example, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit protocols igmp-snooping] hierarchy level.

Step-by-Step Procedure

The following example requires that you navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the CLI User Guide.

To configure MVR:

  1. Configure VLAN mv0 to be an MVLAN:

  2. Configure VLAN v2 to be a multicast receiver VLAN with mv0 as its source:

  3. (Optional) Install forwarding entries in the multicast receiver VLAN v2:

  4. (Optional) Configure MVR in proxy mode:

Results

From configuration mode, confirm your configuration by entering the show command at the [edit protocols igmp-snooping] hierarchy level. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.

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